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By the Numbers: James Harrison

Take a look at some of the best photos from the career of Steelers linebacker James Harrison.

2 The deuces are wild for Harrison as he was twice named Steelers MVP (2007, 2008), was named first-team AP All-Pro twice (2008, 2010), second team AP All-Pro twice (2007, 2009) and was named NFL Defensive Player of the Month twice (Nov. 2007, Oct. 2009). Oh, and he was a member of two Super Bowl championship teams with the Steelers (Super Bowl XL and Super Bowl XLIII).
100 Yards he returned an interception for a touchdown off of Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner before halftime in Super Bowl XLIII. It is the longest interception return in Super Bowl history.
1 Times he was voted NFL Defensive Player of the Year. Harrison won the award in 2008 when he was also named the Linebacker of the Year by NFL Alumni.
692 Want to know how many times Harrison laid a hit on an opposing player? That would be 692, his total tackles to date.
2002 Year that Harrison originally signed with the Steelers as an undrafted rookie free agent.
6 Six times Harrison has picked off opposing quarterbacks in the regular season, including twice in 2010. He returned them for a total of 89 yards.
16 The ridiculous number of sacks Harrison had in 2008 when he was named NFL Defensive Player of the Year. He set a new Steelers record for most sacks in a season.
3 Times Harrison was released by the Steelers in his first two NFL seasons.
71.5 Harrison loves nothing more than to sack opposing quarterbacks, and so far in his career has been credited with 71.5 sacks.
13 2015 will be Harrison's 13th NFL season.
4 Team rosters that Harrison spent at least some time on since 2002. Includes the Steelers, Rhein Fire of the NFL Europe (2003-04), Baltimore Ravens (2004 offseason) and Cincinnati Bengals (2013).
92 The number opposing quarterbacks have hated since Harrison first started wearing it in 2004.
157 Total games Harrison has played in his career in the regular season.
101 As if the sacks werent impressive enough, Harrison had 101 total tackles in 2008. It is his highest tackle total to date.
93 Harrison's jersey number when he first arrived with the Steelers. He wore it while he was on the practice squad and his short time on the active roster in 2002. Jason Gildon wore No. 92 when he first arrived with the Steelers and Harrison switched numbers after Gildon left via free agency.
5 Harrison started in five straight Pro Bowls from 2007-11. It's also the total number of times he was cut, three by the Steelers, once by the Baltimore Ravens and once by the Cincinnati Bengals.
19 The total times that Harrison has been credited with a pass defense.
2008 By now this is one you should know. The year Harrison dominated.
8 Total points scored by Harrison to date. Six from his interception return in Super Bowl XLIII and two scored on a safety in 2008 against San Diego when he sacked Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers.

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